Hi Mark, I have tried, localhost, my machine name also 127.0.0.1
Nothing helps. It is really strange. >Mickael, > >Add an entry in your host file for your machine - or use "localhost" or >127.0.0.1. When you say "my machine name' you are really talking about an >NBT name - and the JDBC system would not be able to resolve that. It uses >(in order) HOSTS file, DNS and IP. > >-Mark > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mickael Elmalem [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:07 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Problems Making a CF DSN to SQL Server > > > Hello All, > >I need to do some work on a clients site locally on my machine. This is a >new laptop that has just been installed for me. > >I have installed CF 6.1 on the machine because that what the customer is >using and Sql Server. > >I am not able however to get an MS SQL dsn in CF to work. I go to data >sources in the CF Admin > >Add the Datasource Name and select Microsoft SQL Server as a Driver > >On the next screen I enter the database name, the server (my machine name) >username and password. > >But the message that I get is > >Connection Verification failed for data source : mydsn > >Error Establishing Socket: Connection refused : Connect > >But if I make the DSN via the OBDC manager in windows, then point to that >DSN using the ODBC socket option it works? > >What am I doing wrong? Shouldn't I be able to just connect. > >I am running XP pro with Service Pack 2 , and have made sure that fire wall >is turned off. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221456 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
